Improved collar and hame for harness



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JAMES H. FERGUSON, OF GREENVILLE, INDIANA.`

Letters Patent No. 100,022, dated February 22, 1870.

-.o- IMPROVED COLLAR AND HAME FOR HARNESS.

The Schedule -refen'ed to :in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe same.

To all whom 'it may concern:V

Be it known that I, JAMES H. FERGUSON, of Greenville, in the county ofFloyd, and State ot' Indiana, have invented a new and improved CombinedHaine and Collar; v'and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled inthe art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to combined haines and collar, and consists inthe combination of certain parts, as hereinafter. specified.

Figure l represents a front elevation of acollar and hainesc'onstiuctedaccording to my improvement.

Figure 2 represents a section of the same, taken on the line a: :c of'tig.'1.

Similar letters'of reference' indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the parts of wood, armed with metal plates at the lowere'nds. These parts constitute the main portion ot' the hanies, and formalso material portions ofone side of the'pads of the collar, the leatherportion C thereof being tacked or otherwise fastened t0 the edges at Dand E. p

These wood parts A are not permitted to rise as high as the collarboneot' the shoulder ofthe animal, thereby preventing any undue pressurethereon, or on the muscles above that point.

The pads are stut'e-d as high as the wood parts A with coarse sawdust ofsoft wood, such as poplar, and above thispoint with moss.

F represents the sawdust, and

G, the moss.

The employment of sawdust of this character, together with theattachment ot' the pads to the wood parts, gives to these pads apeculiar' adaptation for use upon animals having sore breasts orshoulders, in that the sawdust can be very readily moved away from anyparticular part ofthe pad by pounding with `a hammer, so asv to lmalte adepression; then, by

screwing a wood-screw through the leather at the bottom of thedepression and into the wood, the 4depression may be maintained as longas desired.y In

this way the pads may be so fixed as not to bear" on any sore place;and, when the place is cured, the

by straps buckled together, and a common collar-pad may be used underthe joint to prevent injury to the neck.

I represents curved metallic extensions rising up from the top of thewood parts A, to support thereinrings. They are joined togethervat thetop, where they lap, by a bolt, and this joint is made adjustable.'

At the bottom a bail, K, is employed for connect'- ing the two parts. f

This bail is hung from a pivot-bolt at L, and the other end slides undera staple, M, and is provided with key-holes or slots on the side nextthe plate B, through which a key, N, passes, tosecure it in place.

This bail is rigid, and prevents the two parts being pressed togetherwhen backing. It `serves the purposes of a breast-chain as Well asafastening.

I am aware that connecting the upper ends of the hames by adjustablebars is not new, and I therefore disclaim it. f

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to securel by Let- Y 1. The combinedhaines and collar, consisting of the wooden parts A A, bail-connection KM N, pads E and G,jand extensions I I, all constructed and .ar-

ranged substantially as shown and described.

2. The bail K, pivoted at one end to one part of the saidcombined hamesand collar, and connected with the other by the staple M and catch N,subst-an

